Parkfield Equine Maternity Session

Gonzalez Family | Checkmate Thoroughbreds

This Parkfield Equine Maternity session was special. Since I’ve known Adrian Gonzalez of Checkmate Thoroughbreds since our Cal Poly days, I was touched when he reached out. Because horses. Horses are the key connector in my life friends. Therefore they connect me to the best of friends.

Naturally, Adrian decided to be Husband of the Year and book a maternity session for his wife Erin. Since this was in the middle of Quarantine, we were extra careful. Adrian said, “I just don’t want her to miss this” in light of everything going on in the world. I’m not crying, you’re crying. Luckily, my 70-200mm lens allows me to stand more than 6 feet apart.

Erin is a key part of Checkmate Thoroughbreds and a total badass. Obviously, anytime someone wants a session with horses, I’m there. Mix maternity with horses and I’m your girl. Consequently, we did the majority of our session in the pregnant mare pasture. Because if anyone can understand, a broodmare can.

We shot Erin and her family and of course her beautiful belly. In true “horses are awesome” fashion, a broodmare came over and inspected Erin’s belly. In reality, instances like this lead me to believe horses know so much more than we think.

I had a great time with this horse-crazy family on their beautiful farm for our Parkfield Equine Maternity session. Check out some of our shots below and another recent maternity session here.